For the fifth consecutive game, Team Black Shirts was tied or was within a single run of the opponent in the eighth inning or later. Whether by shear luck or by talent, Team BS has been able to close out games, and emerged victorious once again Tuesday over Team Blue, 20-18.
Harking back to the controversial end of the first game between these two clubs in October, Wilbur Williams volunteered to umpire the first batter. On the first pitch, he immediately gave pitcher Greg Mathers a warning to get behind the screen after releasing the ball. Both benches emptied, and a brawl ensued. Wait - that last part was just in my head. In reality, Mathers just shook it off and there were no further related incidents the rest of the game. New York is still debating whether Greg actually was not behind the screen.
It was a back and forth game. Blue led 5-2 in the third, Black 12-6 after six, Blue closed to 15-14 in the top of the eighth, Black answered with a five spot, and finally Blue's ninth inning rally ended up two runs short.
The play of the game was a throw on a hit to right center to Dave DeWitt to cutoff man David Peterson at shortstop who threw a strike to third to nail a runner.
The offense got stronger the longer the game went, as BS scored five in two of the last four innings. Hitting stars started with Art Miner, 4-5 with five RBIs , and whose two run homer put us ahead to stay. Peterson was also 4-5 with three doubles, and Mathers was 4-4 plus a sac fly, and tied Miner for the team leading five RBIs. That's right, the two of them drove in half our runs. Roger Gawne and Steve Rousso added three hits, and Gawne corralled a self preservation stab of a smash to him at third.
He was playing third because in the first inning, Dan May had another hot shot hit at him, and he accidentally got his throwing hand in the way, after which he was bleeding profusely in the dugout, and had to rush to the hospital where he got five stitches! Dan is a gamer! The injury report is that he is out ten days, get back soon!
Up next, Mighty Purple, who leads the league in runs scored. Bring it on!
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